Easy Pancake Mix Biscuits
Pancake mix biscuits are seriously the easiest, fluffiest biscuits you’ll ever make!
This simple trick using pancake mix is a game-changer to getting warm, soft biscuits on the table in no time.
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Whether you’re serving them for breakfast, alongside dinner, or with a bit of jam for a snack, this recipe is a quick and delicious addition to any meal.
Trust me, once you try them, you’ll want to make them all the time!
Can you make biscuits with pancake mix?
Yes! Since pancake mix contains similar ingredients like flour, baking powder, and salt, it’s a convenient substitute. The texture and flavor will be slightly different, with a touch more sweetness, but they’ll still be light and fluffy.
How to Make Biscuits with Pancake Mix
Preheat the oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine pancake mix and milk with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
If you’re adding any extras like cheddar cheese or herbs, fold them into the dough.
On a work surface, sprinkle more pancake mix.
Transfer dough to the floured surface and knead the dough lightly about 10-12 times.
Roll out the dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.
Use a biscuit cutter or a glass to cut out biscuits from the dough. Re-roll any scraps and cut out additional biscuits until all the dough is used.
Place biscuits on the prepared baking sheet, making sure they are close but not touching to help them rise.
Brush the tops with a little melted butter for a golden finish.
Bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated oven until your biscuit dough turns golden brown.
Remove the biscuits from the oven and let them cool slightly on a wire rack.
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While most major pancake mix brands can be used to make biscuits, it’s best to choose a plain or buttermilk pancake mix without added flavors or mix-ins for optimal results. Our favorite is the Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix or Bisquick Pancake Mix.
Keep your biscuits in an airtight container or zippered freezer bag, in a cool and dark place.
Yes, you can freeze biscuit dough. Shape the dough into individual biscuits, place them on a baking sheet, and freeze until firm. Then transfer the frozen biscuits to a resealable bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen, adding a few extra minutes to the baking time.
Place your biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment or sprayed with non stick cooking spray and heat them at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes, giving them a quarter turn half way through.
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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tbsp butter melted
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix pancake mix and milk until a soft dough forms.
- On a work surface, sprinkle more pancake mix.
- Knead the dough lightly about 10-12 times.
- Roll out the dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.
- Using a biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits.
- Place biscuits on prepared pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Brush the tops of the homemade buttermilk biscuits with melted butter.
These look delicious! I love buttermilk biscuits.
I love homemade biscuits looking good
so great to have a mix to make making bisquits easier. Love krusteaz products.
It would be just as easy with self-rising flour. My preference is White Lily.
I like French toast with bacon on the side as my breakfast recipe
These look super easy to make. I am going to try and make these at home!!!
Wow, I never thought to use the mix in this way!
french toast and bacon
This recipe sounds good. We love biscuits with our meals.
Your buttermilk biscuits look so light fluffy and perfect for a good ole country meal to enjoy. I’ll be trying this Krusteaz recipe you’ve shared. I love your turquoise whisk and baking dish too and wondering where you got those? Thank you for a great post.
Julie, the dish is from the Target “dollar” spot and the whisk was from a Pete & Gerry’s eggs.
We love Krusteaz products and the buttermilk bisquits are always amazing. Their mixes are awesome.
i love making french toast with brioche bread with real maple syrup and fresh berries for dinner. Yummy!!!
This is such a quick easy recipe! I can’t to try it. I am going to make this and put sausage gravy on top.
I did not know that February is National Hot Breakfast Month!
WOW then it is one of my favorite months, because I can eat breakfast any time of the day! With breakfast means including some kind of bread and I want it to be the Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits!! Yum!
I like to make breakfast burritos for dinner.
I love baking with Krusteaz!! I love homemade strawberry rhubarb jam with my buttermilk biscuits!
These look and sound delicious, will definitely try these. Love buttermilk biscuits.
I like having french toast and sausage for dinner. We usually have some type of breakfast for dinner each week.
I will have to try them. I recently had to make a Biscuit recipe with just Flour, baking powder, salt, water and shortening..not too bad for only having those ingredients on hand. I love the idea of being able to make pancakes or biscuits from the mix!
My favorite Breakfast for dinner recipe is scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast!
These look super yummy and I love that they’re so easy and quick to make!
These look so good! I remember taking a cooking class in high school and we had to make home made biscuits.
I love biscuits. Down here in Georgia, they’re required for breakfast. I can’t wait to try these.
You just made my life so much easier! This will drastically cut down my breakfast making time now that I have a homemade mix. Love it!
Looks good, my husband likes gravy on top of his, but I prefer butter.
Omgosh…now you’re speaking my language! Biscuits & Gravy is a serious comfort food for me because my grandmother used to make THE BEST I’ve ever had. It’s an indulgence I only allow myself when I go visit family in West Virginia though because if not, I’d eat them every single day.
This looks so delicious! I should make them soon.
My favorite breakfast for dinner meal … ANYTHING BREAKFAST! lol I love bacon, eggs and biscuits!
These biscuits look so deliicous! I love eating them with just a little bit of butter and honey or some jam on them.
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Every single time I try to make these I have failed LOL. I am definitely going to try this recipe and see if this works better for me. Usually mine turn out like hockey pucks.
Yup mine too – I have tried many recipes with shortening, etc. But this is the only one I don’t mess up! You can do it!
These homemade biscuits look amazing. I can’t wait to try this recipe, I have never made my own.
These look fab!! I am never really good at making baked goods from scratch, but my hubs loves biscuits so I should at least attempt once haha.
This looks so easy and quick! TY! We love biscuits and gravy!
I love how easy these are to make! Making food in advance and freezing makes life so much easier too. I’ve never used this brand of mix before but will look into it now!
I love buttermilk biscuits and I forgot that you can make those using a Krusteaz Buttermilk pancake mix! I use this pancake mix whenever I make Swedish crepes too! Thanks for your recipe! I’ll definitely try it this weekend!
Krusteaz products are my favorite! I grew up with them and that’s what I use for my family!
Wow these look amazing. I have never been very successful with my homemade biscuits.
Buttery biscuits in the morning are one of my favorite things. And using a pancake mix makes it so fast and easy!
I am a huge fan of Krusteaz. We never have breakfast or dinner without it. Simply delicious any way you fix it.
Those biscuits look fantastic. Krusteaz always makes the best food.
I could actually go for some of these right now! I bet they’re amazing warm from the oven!
I love biscuits and gravy! I would totally eat that for dinner tonight with some bacon on the side! Yummy!
Stop it! Breakfast month?! I love this month! haha – and I am all about biscuits and am so excited to try these out!
Nothing better than homemade biscuits! These look incredible!
This sounds right up my alley! My family loves Buttermilk biscuits and with 2 ingredients like this I can handle making them! Thanks!
Those look amazing. I can’t wait to try this one at our house. I bet my kids would love these!
I love hot buttery biscuits in the morning . Even better when it’s cold outside with jam and hot coco.
These look so delicious! We love Krusteaz products and they always turn it tasting so amazing.
Krusteaz is my favorite pancake mix!! I bet that I would like these too!
I love making homemade buttermilk biscuits! I wished that I had paid more attention to my grandmother making them when I was growing up.
This look delicious! And are without the preservatives! Great for meal time!
I love buttermilk biscuits! They’re pretty much the only kind of biscuit I will make or eat.
I love this recipe! I use this mix and find it tasty and versatile. Yummy.
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I love buttermilk biscuits and gravy on the weekends. This recipe sounds easy and delish, and I love that they can be made ahead of time to freeze for enjoyment later on.
These look great. Homemade biscuits are definitely the best. I love that these are made with Krusteaz products. I love their products.
These look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to pick up some Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix this weekend.
I bet these smell amazing when they are baking. I will have to try this recipe for Sunday morning brunch.
I need some Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix so I can make these. I think they will be perfect with a roast and veggies.
I am really craving biscuits and gravy now! I think that’s what we’re going to have tomorrow morning. Those biscuits look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Krusteaz is such a great brand! I love anything buttermilk, i need to try these!
You are brilliant! I would never have thought to use pancake mix for my biscuits.
Oh my! That looks so good! I love a good biscuit for breakfast. I have to try this at homeb!
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These look so yummy! I would love to make them for biscuits and gravy!
Yum! Thanks for the great recipe! Biscuits will go with just about any meal!
Pancakes and bacon and eggs is my fave!
I think these would be awesome with gravy on top!
I love homemade biscuits! These looks soft and delicious!
Yum! These looked like they came out perfect. My daughter loves you bake, I’ll have her try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I have tried that brand for pancakes and it is delicious. I should try the cookies soon.
I love how you’r buttermilk biscuits turned out! They look light and fluffy and would go great with any meal. Thanks for the recipe. These buttermilk biscuits would really go well with chicken and gravy!
I am stunned. I would have never guessed you could make biscuits from pancake mix. I’ll be trying this for sure!
Homemade biscuits beat canned (ew) any and every time. These look amazing!
Hubby is usually the bread maker in our family but I could whip these up no problem. I love homemade buttermilk biscuits fresh from the oven with some butter.
I love recipes that use an easy base! I can’t wait to try these, my standard recipe just isn’t doing it for anymore!
These look SO good. I haven’t made homemade biscuits in a really long time, and especially buttermilk! I’m going to have to try this recipe!
These look so much like British scones! Plus I love buttermilk – I make my own when making homemade butter – it tastes SO MUCH BETTER – yes, I’m one of those that cheekily take a sip haha these look delicious! x
Who wouldn’t love to make homemade buttermilk biscuits! This is such a lovely recipe! I can’t wait to make this for the family!
Biscuits are one of my favorite comfort/southern foods, they’re so delicious! I love the idea of using Krusteaz
I have a ton of buttermilk recipes, but haven’t been able to find the perfect biscuit one yet. I am absolutely adding this to my list.
Wow do those look delicious. I am very picky when it comes to biscuits, but these look good enough for me to try.
These look beyond delicious! I absolutely love biscuits, so I can’t wait to give this recipe a try.
Breakfast is the one meal we can all agree on. The kids will be thrilled it’s a full month dedicated to our favorite meal. Can’t wait to make these biscuits.
My favorite Breakfast for Dinner recipe is sausage gravy with biscuits.
Buttermilk biscuits are the best!
Happy National Breakfast Month! As a military wife who could barely handle her busy schedule I am truly glad I came across your post. I will definitely try this recipe. That looks so yummy and mouthwatering!
I like pancakes and bacon as a breakfast for dinner
I love how fluffy these look, plus they freeze so well.
One thing I have never made is biscuits, I actually don’t know if I have ever even eaten one. So first thing I need to do is try biscuits and see if I even like them and then if I do I need to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing will definitely bookmark for later.
Oh yum! I moved away from the south a few years ago and can’t even tell you how much I miss biscuits! These look incredible!
Breakfast tacos are my favorite breakfast for dinner recipe!
These look delicious! Yum!
My goal is to start making more food from scratch. Although I like the easy nature of the canned overmade biscuits, this recipe doesnt look to bad and I would like to make these myself.
These look absolutely delicious! I am so trying these at home!
I love that this recipe has only two added ingredients. It sounds wonderful and I enjoy Krusteaz mixes and have purchased them.
I really like this recipe. I don’t make biscuits because mine never turn out. But this recipe looks so simple and one I think I can make. They look so delicious and I’m sure this is a biscuit my family would enjoy.
Yep…always brush the tops with butter!!
I love biscuits. So good!
We like to have sausage and gravy with biscuits for dinner. Sometimes we have scrambled eggs to go along and always add a fresh fruit or fruit salad.
I like to make biscuits from scratch when I can but sometimes it is nice to have a mix when we are all busy at my house. This recipe will be great for those times. Thanks!
Looks delicious. I need to try these.
An interesting idea to use the pancake mix variation for biscuits. This would work so well on those days when you are short of time.
Love making biscuits and this makes it so easy!
Family favorite breakfast for dinner is green chile with eggs, potatoes, bacon and pancakes for dessert.
I love using pancake mix for things other than pancakes. I’ve made dumplings before. Now I’ll try biscuits.
being a southern girl, i am so leary of mixes but sounds like this one was awesome
This recipe looks really good.
love buttermilk biscuits. These look great. How wonderful with a sausage and some scrambled eggs as a breakfast sandwich.
They look so good! Love with butter on them
Looks like an easy way to make biscuits! Great idea.
Posting this since NO ONE has posted an actual review of this recipe
Had to double the batch just to get 13 so the servings size is off
Did not come out this pretty, which is normal with homemade biscuits. They taste…odd. Like they are not that great, to me, maybe others will like them. Smothered in gravy though, everything is delicious
Hi Brianna,
Thank you for you comments. This is the first time I have heard this type of review. On my Pin on Pinterest, quite a few readers have been very happy with the outcome. Better luck next time?
This is so tasty! You do such a great job on your website–great directions and presentations. Thank you for sharing your excellent recipes!
This is really a great recipe. I will make this at the next chance i get.
Made these this morning for breakfast for Biscuits and Gravy. So moist and incredibly simple. I just made drop biscuits because they were just getting torn up under the gravy anyway, I also did not knead them just thoroughly mixed in the bowl..Thank you!
I am so glad to hear this!
Made these today because I was out of flour and wanted to make biscuits. They turned out great! Interesting though that it’s advertised as “2 ingredient” biscuits…pancake mix, milk and butter actually add up to 3 ingredients. Haha 😀
omg you are right! lol
How many biscuits does this make? Would it be enough for four people? Thanks!
I usually get about 10-12 out of the mix. So I would say yes!
Every time I make these my biscuits don’t rise and aren’t fluffy. What am I doing wrong?
I am wondering if your mix is old? That’s the only thing I can think of.
These were so good! They kind of remind me of the Pillsbury grand biscuits flavor wise. Will definitely make again!
Nothing better than fresh buttermilk biscuits!!
These look so great I’m going to try them tomorrow. I bet they’d be so good with gravy or as a breakfast sandwich yum 🤤
Breakfast is my favorite meal and I am so making these they sound delish thanks for sharing my family will love these.
These look amazing! My husband would love them. 🙂
I like reading about the different ways people make biscuits. I also like to eat them. When these I reheat biscuits I split them add butter to both side and under broiler. these biscuits sound good and I will try to make them
i love buttermilk biscuits … and i really love making a egg sammy with cheese
These look so good. I need to make these.
Looks like the butter Is not included in the instructions?
The butter is to brush on top of the biscuits.
Great recipe. We love buttermilk biscuits!
these sound great never thought of using pancake mix
Nothing like a good fluffy biscuit. I will try this recipe.
Thanks for the recipe. 3 ingredients and so simple to make. I can’t wait to serve these with sausage gravy. YUM!
Thank you for making this so easy.Recipes like this give me more confidence in the kitchen and get us cooking more!
This sounds so yummy.
So i was really excited to find this recipe until I’m trying to make them and you have not saod what to do with the 3rd ingredient… im speaking about the BUTTER. what is to be done with the butter? Am i to cut it in as i do with the long version of making buttermilk biscuits?
If you could edit recipe, that would be awesome.
Thanks
Heather
Hi, the butter is brushed on top of the biscuits before or after baking.
Why is the butter cold? Are you supposed to cut it in at some point?
Cold butter is used to make the tops of the biscuits crispy.
Made these because I had some extra buttermilk on hand and they’re delicious! Split them in half, buttered them and added a bit of preserves. Perfect little addition to breakfast 🙂
Is there a way to alter this recipe to make it into shortcakes? Maybe just add sugar? What do you recommend?
I think they are fine as they are, or if you want to add a touch more of sweetness 1/4 cup of sugar should be fine.
I came back from college to find bags of pancake mix in my house of non-pancake eaters (we favor waffles). I found this recipe while looking for what to do with it. It was my first time baking, boy, was I worried! My dad suggested we add peanut butter to the mix and it came out so well!
Thank you for sharing your recipe ♡
I am intrigued by the addition of peanut butter!
I made these exactly to recipe using the giant bag of Krusteaz I have from Costco and they only rose as high as when I rolled them out. 🤷🏼♀️
I am sorry to hear that. There is a lot of reasons why that could happen – water, altitude, weather.
My biscuits came out very flat! The taste was a little different but not bad! Ok if you’re in a pinch for time and craving biscuits!
Your mix probably wasn’t fresh, that will effect the leavening ingredients.
Can you bake this in an air fryer?
I don’t see why not, however I wouldn’t really know off hand what the timing would be having never done it.
This recipe is a staple in our house! My husband is always hungering for these. I make them drop biscuit style with shredded cheese, garlic, smoked parika, and black pepper and they make amazing breakfast sandwiches. I’ve even made sweet versions with brown sugar and mini chocolate chips and its soo good, thank you for sharing this recipe!
I love hearing this! Thank you for sharing!
I made the biscuits. They were a hit with my family and easy to make.